Medishare

Health Sharing Bill Moves Onto Full Kentucky Senate

Kenny Colston — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:01:13 +0000

A bill that would allow exemptions for Christian health sharing organizations to operate in Kentucky sailed over it first hurdle in a Senate committee.

Senate Bill 3 is known as the Medishare bill, named for the health sharing organization Christian Care Medishare, which was recently kicked out of Kentucky by the Department of Insurance. Medishare operates by pooling money to help pay for members medical bills.

The bill would allow Medishare to re-start operations in Kentucky by giving it an exemption under current state insurance law.

DeWayne Walker was a member of Medishare and said the group helped pay a large amount of the medical bills when his wife got cancer.

Christian Healthcare Supporters Rally In Wake of Kentucky Judge's Ruling

Kenny Colston — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 21:00:24 +0000

A judge’s order blocking a Christian health sharing group from doing business in Kentucky has rallied supporters. This week, Judge Thomas Wingate ordered Christian Care Medishare to stop operating in the commonwealth immediately as part of an on-going legal battle between Medishare and the state. Christian members of Medishare pay into an account that can be used to pay other members' medical bills. And the state says the organization must follow the same rules as insurance companies.

Activist Files Civil Rights Complaint Over Christian Health Sharing Battle

Kenny Colston — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:03:25 +0000

Kentucky Tea Party activist David Adams has stepped up his battle with the state Department of Insurance by filing a federal civil rights complaint. Adams has spent the last three months fighting with the department over the rights of Christian Care Medishare and other Christians-only health sharing organizations, Christian HealthCare and Samaritan Ministries.

Kentucky Lawmaker Pushes Measure to Allow Medi-Share

Associated Press — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:47:35 +0000

A Christians-only health care ministry that's battling in court for the right to continue operating in Kentucky could get a reprieve from the Legislature. Sen. Tom Buford, chairman of the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee, has drafted legislation to eliminate a legal impediment that has left the future of the Medi-Share program in question in Kentucky.

Proposed Kentucky Legislation Would Allow Religious "Medishare" Program

Kenny Colston — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 17:29:45 +0000

A Tea Party activist is hoping to end a decade-long battle between the Kentucky Department of Insurance and a Christian health sharing organization. Christian Care Medishare pools money from members in various states to pay medical bills for members in need.